pulse.eco vs XPR Virtual Card
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
pulse.eco
Monitor real-time environmental data like air pollution, noise levels, and temperature in your city. Contribute to a growing sensor network and open-source code to foster sustainable development.
- Real-time environmental data monitoring
- Air pollution tracking
- Urban noise hot spot identification
- Temperature and humidity readings
- Crowdsourcing platform integration
- Contribute to sensor network expansion
- Open-source code contribution
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Co-create the future of your city! Learn about the air pollution in your city, urban noise hot spots, temperature, and much more in real-time! Pulse.eco is a crowdsourcing platform that gathers and presents environmental data. Our network of Wi-Fi / LoRaWAN sensor installations, crowdsourcing platforms integrations, and other third-party sources collect the data and translate it into visual and easy-to-understand information. You can learn about various pollution factors, urban noise, humidity, temperature, air pressure, and much more in your surroundings with just a few taps. Even better, you can participate in expanding the sensor network in your city, set up your own devices, or even contribute to the open-source code. The application is available in English, German, Macedonian and Romanian. Join us in the effort to empower actions towards sustainable environmental development. For more information about the platform and its technical background check out: https://pulse.eco/
XPR Virtual Card
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The application enables authorized users to store and use a virtual card on their smartphone. Simply present your phone to a compatible XPR reader to access doors, buildings, or secure areas. The virtual card offers a convenient and modern alternative to traditional physical access cards, while remaining complimentary to them.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: XPR Virtual Card at weekly against pulse.eco's every 3 months. pulse.eco's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
pulse.eco ships an update every 3 months, XPR Virtual Card weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | pulse.eco | XPR Virtual Card |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Netcetera AG | XPR GROUP |
In-app purchases
pulse.eco
No in-app purchases
XPR Virtual Card
No in-app purchases
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